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The Misallocation of Climate Research Funding
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| Field | Value |
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| Creator | Academic Journal |
| Summary | The window of opportunity for mitigating climate change is narrow. Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require rapid and deep alteration of attitudes, norms, incentives, and politics. Some of the key climate-change and energy transition puzzles are therefore in the realm of the social sciences. However, these are precisely the f ields that receive least funding for climate-related research. This article analyzes a new dataset of research grants from 333 donors around the world spanning 4.3 million awards with a cumulative value of USD 1.3 trillion from 1950 to 2021. Between 1990 and 2018, the natural and technical sciences received 770% more funding than the social sciences for research on issues related to climate change. Only 0.12% of all research funding was spent on the social science of climate mitigation. |
| Local Relevance | This report is relevant to northern and remote communities, where effective climate action depends on understanding local behaviours, governance, and social priorities. |
| Notes | |
| Tags | Research,Policy |
| Geographic Region | NWT |
| Release Date | 2025-12-18 |
| Last Modified Date | 2025-12-18 |
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